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Guide price
£1,650,0005 bedroom detached house for sale
Cottage Lane, Sedlescombe
New build
Study
Detached house
5 beds
4 baths
3855
EPC rating: F
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band G
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1800Mbps *
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Features and description
- Between Sedlescombe and Westfield villages
- Battle mainline station about 4.8 miles
- Former coach house
- Well proportioned accommodation
- Separate annexe with Air Bn B potential
- Ample parking
- Space for double garage, subject to planning consent
- Large courtyard and area of lawned garden
- With Lot 2 - The Apple Store
- Plot with consent for three-bedroom detached house
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Handsome Arts & Crafts style detached family house of 3,855 ft2 with flexible accommodation, part of which is a separate annexe, in a rural location with a garden studio/conservatory and a 0.48 of an acre of garden.
Together with The Apple Store - a plot of 0.56 of an acre with consent for separate detached 3-bedroom house.
Lot 1: Wheel House
Wheel House is a handsome and intriguing Arts & Crafts style detached house (3,855ft2), originally converted from a former coach house to Westfield Place and benefiting from well-proportioned rooms with high ceilings.
The elevations are colourwashed brick beneath a tiled roof which was retiled in 2008, together with a brick and tile oast roundel, originally built as a harness room.
There is oil-fired central heating.
Wheel House provides wonderful accommodation for a family, part of which is a separate annexe, ideal for a relative/office/Air BnB.
The main features of the property are:
• Original front door (currently redundant) opens to a spacious T-shaped hall with bookshelves and door to the dining room/sun room. Cloak/shower room with walk-in tiled shower cubicle, basin with cupboard beneath, and WC.
• The useful study is panelled to half height.
• The well-proportioned drawing room features a brick fireplace with an imposing wooden surround and mantelpiece with inset mirror; range of bookshelves and a wood strip floor.
• From the drawing room there is a door to the annexe accommodation coloured pink on the floorplan and comprising a sun porch with door to the courtyard; fitted kitchen; shower room; roundel sitting room with staircase to roundel bedroom 5.
• The dining room/sunroom was created in 2020 by the present owners with a travertine tiled floor, skylight and bifold doors along the front elevation opening onto the paved south-facing courtyard. This room has become the hub of the house, being adjacent to the kitchen.
• The kitchen/breakfast room 26’4 x 15’5 overall with terracotta tiled floor, twin stainless steel sinks set in granite work surfaces with old pine cupboards and drawers beneath, plumbing for dishwasher. Professional Rangemaster cooker with extractor hood above. Space for upright American-style fridge freezer. Central island unit with cupboards and storage space for a microwave beneath. Bookshelves. Wide entrance through to the dining/family room and door to a side boot room with space for coats, wellington boots, etc, and door to the courtyard.
• The utility room has a range of cupboards, oil-fired central heating boiler and door to a useful freezer/store room.
• The first floor has a full length landing with cupboard.
• The principal suite comprises bedroom with walk-in wardrobe area and en suite bathroom with bath having shower attachment, twin basins with cupboards beneath and mirrors above, WC and tiled floor.
• Bedroom 2 is another double bedroom with basin and wardrobe cupboard. Tiled bathroom with bath having shower attachment, pedestal basin and WC.
• There are two further bedrooms, both of which have internal stairs to a first floor mezzanine study/sleeping area. This area has proved very appealing to teenagers.
Outside
Wheel House is approached over a side driveway off the lane leading to a large paved courtyard which is ideal as an entertaining area with space for several cars, adjacent to which is a brick garden/log store 12’8 x 9’3.
There is ample space for a double garage, subject to planning consent.
To one side is a small section of garden with gated access onto the lane.
The remaining area of garden is laid principally to lawn with a number of shrubs and established trees. Within the garden is a very useful studio/conservatory.
In all about 0.48 of an acre.
Lot 2: The Apple Store
Planning granted under reference RR/2025/1263/P to provide:
Entrance hall
Large kitchen/dining room
Laundry/boot room
Living room
Study/library
Downstairs bedroom with en suite
Gym and sauna
Separate shower room
Plant room
Two further en suite bedrooms on first floor
Set in attractive established gardens with a mature orchard, driveway approach and ample parking.
In all about 0.56 of an acre.
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